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Resisting foreign competition : a case study of France and Germany
Thanagopal, Thannaletchimy; Le Mouel, Pierre - In: Croatian economic survey 16 (2014) 1, pp. 75-108
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Markups, Quality, and Trade Costs
Chen, Natalie - 2020
We investigate theoretically and empirically how exporters adjust their markups across destinations depending on bilateral distance, tariffs, and the quality of their exports. Under the assumption that trade costs are both ad valorem and per unit, our model predicts that markups rise with...
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Technology and Technical Barriers to Trade in a Vertically Differentiated Market
Ryu, Han Eol; Sung, Yeolyong - 2023
This paper analyzes the economic effects of TBT under the existence of technological asymmetry between countries. It first defines TBTs and shows the current status and evolution of TBTs using descriptive measures. In addition, the paper also compares the technology levels of Korea to those of...
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The role of services for competitiveness in manufacturing
Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik; Kim, Yunhee - 2013
This study analyses the relationships between competitiveness in manufacturing and the quality of key supporting … services. Three indicators of competitiveness are considered: the degree of product differentiation, unit prices obtained in … time it takes to export and import goods are strongly related to competitiveness. Our methodology allows us to go beyond a …
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Competitiveness of Polish Agriculture in The Context of Globalization and Economic Integration – Competitive Potential and Position
Poczta, Walenty; Pawlak, Karolin - 2021
competitiveness) and the competitive position of the Polish agri-food sector on the Single European Market (SEM) with reference to the … (potential competitiveness) on a European scale, is at the same time characterized by the significant structural deficiencies of … ability to maintain or improve competitiveness in the future will be determined by competitive potential. The Polish agri …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013234992
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Procompetitive Effects of Foreign Competition on Domestic Markups
Ianchovichina, Elena; Binkley, James K.; Hertel, Thomas W. - 1998
A short--run model for estimating the procompetitive effects of foreign competition on markups in an oligopolistic, domestic industry is developed and estimated using data on the Australian automobile industry. Estimates reveal that these effects are rather large and cannot be ignored when...
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Foreign competition, skill premium, and product quality : impact of Chinese competition on Mexican plants
Thi Hang Banh; Caselli, Mauro - 2022
This paper analyses the effect of rising competition from Chinese exports on the skill premium of Mexican plants. Using detailed product-plant-level production data from Mexico and bilateral product-level trade data for 1994-2007, we provide evidence that Mexican plants reduce their skill...
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Price elasticity in import demand equations considering product quality : estimates for the Brazilian economy (1996–2013)
Silva, Ariane Danielle Baraúna da; Hidalgo, Álvaro … - In: Economia : revista da ANPEC 21 (2020) 3, pp. 340-364
Recent empirical studies argue that traditional trade models ignore product quality, usually leading to bias in price elasticities, which prevents the correct evaluation of trade determinants and the development of trade policies. This article quantifies the effect of quality on Brazilian...
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Firm Size and the Intensive Margin of Import Demand
Blaum, Joaquin - 2018
We use French microdata to test an ubiquitous property of firm-based models of importing. When firm efficiency is factor neutral and input prices and qualities are common across firms, firm size should have no effect on expenditure shares on the different products and varieties sourced, holding...
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Modes of Export Finance and Firms’ Export Performance : A Study of Chemical Export Units
Chugan, Pawan K. - 2014
The study is an attempt to analyse the impact of specific sources of finance on firms' export performance by investigating empirically the SME exporters' preferred mode of financing their various export operations and linking it with their export profitability. Based on the findings it is...
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